Seed Scout #3: Aviwell Bets AI and Life Sciences Can Build A Healthier Food Chain
In this edition: Seed of the Week Aviwell, Business Angel Sylvain Zimmer, and a Deep Dive into Web3 Gaming.
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Hot Seed Deals: Sonio, Impact+, Juno, Mon Hangar
AI and AgTech score early-stage support from investors.
Seed Of The Week: Aviwell
Using a research breakthrough, the Deep Tech startup believes it can improve the health and security of the global food chain.
Sector Deep Dive: France’s Web3 Gaming Sector
France's historic strength in the video game industry points its potential in an emerging industry that has already seen the creation of several notable startups.
Business Angel Spotlight: Sylvain Zimmer
The Contentsquare executive has backed more than 120 companies.
French Tech News: Hyperloop Pipe Dreams, Luko's Fate, And Unicorn Factories
While France has seen some startups humbled, the entrepreneurial flywheel offers reason for long-term optimism.
Luko's Economic Twist Of Fate
From unicorn hype to being acquired, the insurtech startup has become emblematic of how the frigid funding climate has turned the sector upside down.
Spotlight Interview: Accel Partner Harry Nelis
France ranks 3rd in Europe for unicorns, but these big startups are playing a key role in accelerating the ecosystem by producing the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Hot Seed Deals: Flowie, Dust, Trezy, And DataGalaxy
Security, robotics, AI, and e-commerce all attracted critical early-stage support.
Seed Of The Week: Topo.io
The sales management tool was developed at Aircall and launched with a €1m pre-seed round.
Business Angel Spotlight: Mozza Angels
France's most influential product studio has started an angel syndicate. Co-founder Antoine Sakho explains how product managers can make an impact beyond writing a check.
Dreaming Of Qwant And IPOs
Funding and exit numbers for the first half of 2023 paint a grim picture for French startups and VCs.
France's Government Can't Quit Qwant
A look back at more than a decade of public support for a privacy-themed search engine that failed to deliver.
In The Spotlight: Aurélien Narminio, Euronext's Head Of Equity Listing
The French government wants to boost IPOs. Those plans could help companies across Europe.
Introducing: Seed Scout
Featuring Seed Of The Week Filigran, a cybersecurity startup that raised €5m to build enterprise offerings around its open-source tools.